George Halliday
Birth Date
On 1823 April 17 (Born)
Death Date
On 1900 May 17 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1823 April 17
Mother
Jane Watts
Father
Stephen Halliday
Date Details
Occurred On 1823 April 17
Baptized by President John Halliday
1844 November 10 (Age 21)
Married
Sarah Jane Kendall
1847 October 4 (Age 24)
Traveled in
Moses Daley Freight Train (1853)
1853 July 6 – September 29 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Sarah Jane Kendall (Age 31)
Joseph Watts Halliday (Age 3)
Vernee Lorenzo Halliday (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1853 July 6
Joined Company
Ended Between 1853 September 27 – 29
Company Arrived
Married
Prudence Kendall
1853 November 17 (Age 30)
Traveled in
Orson Pratt/Ezra T. Benson/Ira Eldredge Company (1854)
1854 June 21 – October 3 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started Between 1854 June 21 – 22
Joined Company
Ended On 1854 October 3
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1860 September 22 – 1864 October (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
Brigham Young
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1860 September 22
Set Apart
Ended On 1864 October
Released
Traveled in
Warren S. Snow Company (1864)
1864 August 13 – November 2 (Age 41)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started Between 1864 August 13 – 17
Joined Company
Ended On 1864 November 2
Company Arrived
Died in Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States
1900 May 17 (Age 77)
Media
George Halliday (1823 - 1900) Profile
Sources
Person
1860 United States Census
1860 United States Census.
Deseret Evening News
"Another Veteran Dead", Deseret Evening News, (18 May 1900), Page 8.
"The Late George Halliday", Deseret Evening News, (2 June 1900), Page 22.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Halliday, George", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 3, Page 389-392.
Saints By Sea
"George Halliday. ID: 34963", Saints By Sea.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 17 July 1882.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 23 November 1891.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 September 1860, Vol. A, Page 2, Line 59.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 September 1860, Vol. B, Page 2, Line 59.
Pioneer
George Halliday diary and reminiscences, 1845-1898
George Halliday diary and reminiscences, 1845-1898, Page 124.
George Halliday diary and reminiscences, 1845-1898
George Halliday diary and reminiscences, 1845-1898, Page 143.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1854: Page 15.
Mary Ann Ward Webb: her life and ancestry
"The history of Mary Ann Ward Webb and her diary of the journey to Utah (1864)", Mary Ann Ward Webb: her life and ancestry, Page 98-103.
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McNiven, Lydia Littlefield, Autobiography
McNiven, Lydia Littlefield, Autobiography, July.
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Missionary Record Index, 1860-1864, England
Missionary Record Index, 1860-1864, England, Page 22-27.
Moses Daley Freight Company journal, 1853 September
Moses Daley Freight Company journal, 1853 September, September.
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